Shirt-collar.



J. DORF.

SHIRT GOLLAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 8. 1909.

932,848, Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

Mum!!!" g WITNESSES ATTORNEYS UNiTnn STATES Parana" caries".

JOSEPH BORE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT-GOLLAR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1:, J OSEPH Dom, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Shirt-Collar, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to body garments, and its object is to provide anew and improved shirt collar, of the-turn-down type, arranged to permitthe wearer to easily and conveniently slide the necktie in the collar tothe desired position, the necktie not coming in contact with the rearcollar button but passing over a flap overlying the collar button andforming an integral part of the turn down portion of the collar; thearrangement permitting the wearer to draw the collar tight in front bythe necktie, causing the collar to appear with a lock front and keepingthe top edges close together.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothviews.

.Figure l is a perspective view of the im: provement and showing thenecktie in' place on the collar; and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view ofthe collar in position on theneck band of the shirt, the section beingon the line 22 oflFig. 1.

The collar of the turn-down type consists essentially of a neck band Aand a turned down band B, of which the neck band A is provided attheends with the front buttonholes C and at the rear with a rear buttonholeD. The turned down band B is provided at the rear with spaced slits E,E, arranged on opposite sides of the rear buttonhole D, and forming aflap F integral with the turned down band B. The slits E, E extendupwardl 'from the loweredge of the turned down fiand B, and terminate adistance below the upper edge of the collar, the slits extendingreferably about half way up the heights 0 the turned down band B, asindicated in Fig. 1. By the arrangement described, the flap F dependsintegrally from the turned down band B and overlies the rear buttonholeI), and consequently the'rear shirt button G, as indicated in Fig. 2,and the necktie H is passed through Specification oi Iietters' Patent.Patented Aug. 31,. 1909.

Application filed May8, 1909.

Serial. No. 494,762.

the slits E, E and passes over the flap F as indicated in Figs.- 1and-2.

The necktie H, bypassing over the flap F overlying the rear shirt.button G, does notcome in contact with the latter, and hence the latterwill not obstruct any sliding motion given to the necktie when drawingit into a desired position by the wearer.

The outer face of the flap F is glazed or finished, the same as the restof the outer surface of the turned down band B, and hence the necktiepasses over the glazed or finished face of the flap, thus reducing thefriction of the sliding necktie to a minimum, and thereby allowing thewearer to draw the necktie easily and quickly into the desired position.

The front buttonholes C, C are arranged vertically and the outer wall ofeach buttonhole C is rovided at or nearits middle with a recess, orminga seat for the shank of the front collar.but ton. Now by thearrange-'band B come close together and form a lock front, not liable to bedisturbed, as the vertical front buttonholes do not allow' sidewisemovement of the front ends of the collar.

Having thus described my invention l claim as new and desire to secureby Letters-Patent:

1. A collar of the turn-down type, comprising a neck band, and a turneddown band, the neck band having a rear buttonhole and the turned downband having spaced slitsfor the passage of the necktie.

2. A collar of the turn-down type, comprising a neck band, and a turneddown band, the neck band having a rear buttonhole and the turned downband havin spaced slits on, opposite sides of the said rear buttonhole,the slits extending upwardly from the lower edge of the turned down bandto form a depending flap interal with the turned down band and overfyingthe rear buttonhole, the said flap being glazed at the outer face.

3. A collar of the turn-down type, comprising a neck band, and a turneddown band, the neck band having a rear button hole and the turned downband having spaced slits on opposite sides of the said rear buttonhole,the slits extending upwardlyfrom the lower edge of the turned down bandto form a depending flap integral with the turned down band andoverlying the rear buttonhole, and the said neck band having frontbuttonholes arranged vertically.

4;. A. collar of the turn-down type, comprising a neck band, and aturned down band, the neck band having a. rear buttonhole and the turneddown band having spaced slits on opposite sides of the said rearbuttonhole, the slits extending upwardly from the lower edge of theturned down band to form a depending flap integral with the turned downband and overlying the rear buttonhole, and the said neck band havingfront buttonholes arranged vertically, the outer wall of each buttonholebeing provided with a recess approximately at the middle of theheightsof the said wall. In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JOSEPH DORF. Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

